Imperial China
Imperial China is a restaurant in London offering Chinese cuisine across three floors located in Chinatown near Lisle Street. The venue includes eight private dining rooms equipped with karaoke facilities, a courtyard setting with a pond and bridge, and a comprehensive dim sum menu with more than sixty options.
The restaurant opened in 1993 and has grown to become one of the larger establishments in Chinatown. Since its founding, it has established itself as a popular venue for group celebrations including weddings and business gatherings.
The restaurant's name reflects China's imperial legacy and its interior design recreates the atmosphere of a traditional Chinese courtyard. Visitors experience this cultural setting through the architectural details like ponds and bridges that evoke classical Chinese garden design.
Dim sum is served mainly during daytime hours with the kitchen preparing fresh dishes immediately after orders are placed. Groups of around ten or more people should reserve ahead, especially during busy periods, to secure a private room if desired.
The restaurant specializes in abalone, a rare sea snail that is seldom found in other Chinatown establishments and is prepared in multiple ways here. This luxury ingredient appears in dishes like steamed chicken claws in abalone sauce, offering a distinctive taste and texture rarely encountered elsewhere.
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